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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT HOOKING UP PROPANE TANK AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE PT TRANSF. TO UNI VERSITY HOSPITAL DX// BURNS TO FACE AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HAD 4 PROPANE TANKS IN A MV&THEY OVER FLASHED PT TO THE FACE/ARMS/HAND S >> BURN, FD DOC NOT FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PROPANE TANK AT HOME, SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO FACE DX: ABRASIONS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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